vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
in comparison to; rather than
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
just past noon; afternoon
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
perfect; complete; flawless
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
empress dowager; queen mother
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
death (of an emperor); demise
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs